Delaware Jury Awards Woman $100 million in Damages in Boston Scientific Mesh Case

On May 27, 2015, a jury in Delaware ordered Boston Scientific to pay $100 million to Deborah Barba due to injuries she suffered from a transvaginal mesh device manufactured by the company. Jurors awarded Ms. Barba $25 million in compensatory damages and $75 million in punitive damages.

The verdict is the sixth so far against Boston […]

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Zimmer Orthopaedics Recalls Zimmer Persona Knee Implant

On March 12, 2015, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that Zimmer Orthopaedics, the world’s largest producer of knee implants, had issued a Class II recall of the company’s Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate. The Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate is a modular tibial component, meaning it can be paired with different […]

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